serial number being a function of : eg: Computername,etc...

[Martin_SBT]

Is it possible to do that?
If so, How?

thanks in advance for helping
Martin

[Corey]

Re: serial number being a function of : eg: Computername,etc...

Sounds do-able, what exactly are you trying to do?

Corey Milner
Creative Director, Indigo Rose Software

[Martin_SBT]

Re: serial number being a function of : eg: Computername,etc...

Hi Corey

In order to avoid that the user use more than once a serial number, i would like that the serial number would be a function of either computername, NIC mac address etc... but i want that the user call me and by giving me the computername of the machine he is using, i will give him the ONLY serial number that the setup file would accept!

Does it make any sens?
let me know

thanx a lot for helping me

[Corey]

Re: serial number being a function of : eg: Computername,etc...

Sure that's easy enough, give them the attached utility... If you wish to create passwords which are encrypted version of their Mac Address simply seed any encryption scheme with their Mac Addresses:

i.e. in PHP it would be something like:

$seed="c43719be5c0e";
$userKey = md5("$seed");

14301-utility.pg4

Corey Milner
Creative Director, Indigo Rose Software

[Martin_SBT]

Re: serial number being a function of : eg: Computername,etc...

Hi Corey

Thanx but how do i use this? Can you please give me a little bit more details? What is the file ext: PG4?

thanx

[Corey]

Re: serial number being a function of : eg: Computername,etc...

Oops, sorry that was an exported page. Try this one, it's self explanatory:

<<< See Attached

14303-done.am4

Corey Milner
Creative Director, Indigo Rose Software

[Martin_SBT]

Re: serial number being a function of : eg: Computername,etc...

Kool! got it!!
So i will give that to the customer and he will call me and give me the MAC (or code) but now i must configure my setup file in SF6 so it will accept only a serial number based on that mac address. Do you have any suggestion on a simple but effective encryption schema based on the MAC and how to set this up in SF6?

thanx again for the great help (as always!)
Martin
Do you have any suggestion for an effective

[Corey]

Re: serial number being a function of : eg: Computername,etc...

As ludicrous as it sounds I'm a complete idiot when it somes to Setup Factory. Head office is sending me the Insight Training CDs and hopefully I should be able to snap up enough from those in my spare time to get a bitt better at it in the next couple weeks. But I'm sure someone here can jump in on that topic, email [email protected] if you get really stuck.

As for the encryption I'm not sure if Setup Factory has anything built in or not. The bottom line is that you just need to have the same algorithm on both ends. For example let's say our encryption algorithm is very simple, i.e. "Reverse the string" So if I seeded that algorithm with the word apple it would come out as "elppa". So as long as the client's end is using the same method to encrypt the code they enter for comparison, you're set. i.e. once you encrypt something it nevers gets "decrypted" again, you simply compare the encrypted code with the user entry code by encrypting it.

it's easy to find or create little encryption utilities. If you're looking for something serious maybe PGP might work.

Corey Milner
Creative Director, Indigo Rose Software

[Martin_SBT]

Re: serial number being a function of : eg: Computername,etc...

No prob Corey! You've a very good help! I greatly appreciate it.

thanx man
Martin

[Corey]

Re: serial number being a function of : eg: Computername,etc...

Anytime...

Corey Milner
Creative Director, Indigo Rose Software